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The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe, book cover
Novel · 1987 · 372 pages

The Urth of the New Sun

by Gene Wolfe

The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe was a finalist or poll selection for the 1988 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 1988 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the 1989 Nebula Award for Best Novel.

HugoFinalist1988
NebulaFinalist1989
LocusPoll selection1988
ClarkeNo recognition listed

The Urth of the New Sun is a 1987 science fiction novel by Gene Wolfe that serves as a coda to his four-volume Book of the New Sun series. Like Book of the New Sun, it is of the Dying Earth subgenre.

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Finalist, 1988 Hugo Award for Best Novel · Source ↗

Locus poll selection, 1988 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel · Source ↗

Finalist, 1989 Nebula Award for Best Novel · Source ↗